lateralとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/
• 韻: -ætəɹəl

形容詞

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

   Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.

   2. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.

      The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.

      A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.

      Antonym: medial

   3. (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
   4. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
2. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
3. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

反意語

• (geometric): longitudinal, vertical

等位語

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine)}

派生語

関連する語

• vastus lateralis

名詞

lateral (複数形 laterals)

1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

   Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive

3. (米国用法 football) A lateral pass.
4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

参考

• lateral consonant on Wikipedia.

動詞

lateral (三人称単数 現在形 laterals, 現在分詞 lateralling または lateraling, 過去形および過去分詞形 lateralled または lateraled)

1. To move (oneself または something) in a lateral direction.
2. (米国用法 football) To execute a lateral pass.

派生語

• lateraling

参照

• “lateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lateral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “lateral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.